Custom diagram

A custom diagram is a strategy map where you import a custom image and show metrics with dimensional context onto the image as data points.

These examples of a custom diagrams are available:

Geographical maps
To show a regional focus of your organization.
Process diagrams
Show metrics in context of a process flow.

A custom diagram displays the metric and context dimension names with traffic light and trend indicator icons as an overlay or layer on the selected image.

Example custom diagram showing a map with metrics overlaid

Dimensions for a custom diagram

To create a custom diagram, first select an image and then choose the dimensions and dimension context that you want to use in the diagram.

  • Primary dimension (required)
  • Secondary dimension (optional)
  • Secondary dimension context (optional)

Sample images

These images are available in the custom diagram editor:

  • World map for use with a geographic dimension.
  • Process flow chart.
  • Organization chart.

Image file types

You can use any of the following image file types in a custom diagram:
  • PNG
  • GIF
  • BMP
  • JPEG

Image properties

You can edit the properties for the image size and opacity.